An Isabelline Wheatear was found inland at Wardy Hill, Cambridgeshire. I had intended to go to Norfolk for one that was at Burnham Overy Staithe so it saved me a much longer trip.
Isabelline Wheatear
Monthly Archives: October 2016
Scilly Pelagic 17/10/2016
On the way out to sea between the islands we saw an Osprey, 6 Pale-bellied Brent Geese, 2 Common Scoter and Grey Plover. It was quite choppy out towards the Seven Stones reef and we did not stay out there too long. Best birds were a Pomarine Skua that was right next to the boat and a couple of Sooty Shearwaters. There were also 4+ Bonxie, Balearic Shearwater, Storm Petrel and an unusual record of a Snow Bunting that flew around us a couple of times.
Pomarine Skua
Sooty Shearwater
Red-eyed Vireo
The best bird in the first week on Scilly was a Red-eyed Vireo that was seen briefly on 10/10/2016.
Scilly 2016
I drove down to Cornwall on 7/10/2016 stopping off at Fremington in Devon to see the Dalmation Pelican that has been seen in Cornwall/Devon for the last few months. Probably not a wild bird , but who knows, it was very distant resting on a sand bank. I then stopped at Davidstow Airfield to see a Baird’s Sandpiper, as this a disused airfield you can actually drive down the runways. Here are some photos of some of the birds seen in the first week on Scilly.
Baird’s Sandpiper
Subalpine Warbler
Wryneck
Sora
Whinchat
Black-necked Grebe
Lapland Bunting
